KRL F.C.
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Career & Clubs
Early years (1995–1998)
The football team of the company Khan Research Laboratories was established in 1995, on the request of scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, and with the help and partnership of former international defender Ayaz Butt. The following year, they entered the departmental tournament of Pakistan 1996 President PFF Cup, failing to advance to the next stage. In its early years, the team also acquired service of Pakistan international players such as Sarfraz Rasool, Sajjad Hussain and Amir Ali Qureshi. In 1998, the team entered the National Football Championship, the premier football competition of Pakistan, in the 1998 season, where they lost 2–0 to Allied Bank in the quarter-finals. In the 1998 President PFF Cup, they also lost in quarter-finals to Pakistan Police.
Emergence (1999–2003)
In 1999, they reached the semi-finals of the National Football Championship, after finishing top of their group and winning both their group matches 4–1 and 6–3 against Pakistan Railways and Balochistan Red, respectively. They defeated Karachi Metropolitan 4–0 and Pakistan Railways 3–2 on penalties after drawing the game 2–2 in regulation time. They lost 1–0 to Pakistan Navy in the semi-finals. In the 1999 President PFF Cup, the team finished as runner-up after losing to Allied Bank by penalties after a 1–1 draw. The team however took place of Allied Bank in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup for the 2000–01 edition, where they drew 1–1, and lost 0–6 in the other leg of…
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- Pakistan Premier League
Legacy
Domestic
Pakistan Premier League: Champions (5): 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19 National Football Challenge Cup: Champions (6): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 NBP President's Cup: Winners (1): 2017
Continental
AFC President's Cup: Runners-up (1): 2013
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Khan Research Laboratories Football Club, abbreviated as KRL, serves as the football section of Khan Research Laboratories. Based in Rawalpindi, the club plays their home games at KRL Football Stadium. The club used to compete in the National Football Championship and Pakistan Premier League. The club regularly participates in the National Football Challenge Cup.
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